{"id":1818,"date":"2026-01-14T17:34:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T23:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/haywood\/?p=1818"},"modified":"2026-01-14T17:34:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T23:34:45","slug":"marvins-chapel-united-methodist-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/haywood\/marvins-chapel-united-methodist-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Marvin’s Chapel United Methodist Church"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This congregation, as it now stands, had its beginning in 1879 following the re-organization of Old Salem Church. Old Salem, 5 miles SE of Brownsville, was sold to the blacks in 1871 and some of the members joined Chestnut Grove and others formed a new church at Moore’s School the present site of Marvin’s Chapel.<\/p>\n

In February 1880 William Naylor Sr. deeded land for the Church. His children were: Harry, Bill, Virgie, Maude, Nora and Nell. Charter Families: Cobb, Cozart, Dupree, Gordon, Harralson, Hart, Hunter, Mathews, Moore, Morton, Naylor, Owen, Richardson, Russell. They cut timber and had the building framed and the roof and weatherboarding on by spring. After the crops were laid by they completed the building in July.<\/p>\n

In August 1880, Rev. Duckworth held the first service in the new building named for Bishop Marvin. In 1887 a cemetery was established. The building burned in November on 1979 and was rebuilt by Easter of 1980.<\/p>\n

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